Grip for steel drums or the like



April 20, 1948.

L. POGLEIN GRIP FOR STEEL DRUMS OR THE LIKE Filed April 29, 1947 INVENTOR.

Patented Apr. 20, 1948 2,439,907

UITED STATES ATENT OFFICE GRIP FOR STEEL DRUMS OR THE LIKE Louis Poglein, Jeannette, Pa.

Application April 29, 1947, Serial No. 744,619

1 Claim. (01. 294-46) This invention relates to a device for gripping inserted in the recesses 6 and l and the handle steel drums or the like, more particularly to a member is turned to the dotted line position, key adapted to fit into the stoppers of steel drums designated by the numeral l3, Fig. 2, the fingers whereby they may be conveniently handled when will abut the under portion of flange when the empty. 5 barrel is lifted by the handle member ID.

The invention will become more apparent from One of the important features of the invention a consideration of the accompanying drawing, is the use of a pilot, generally designated by the constituting a part hereof, in which like refernumeral M, consisting of the ribs l5 which seat ence characters designate like parts, and in in the central opening [6 of the stopper 2. This which pilot maintains the spacing between the ends of Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a steel drum fingers l 2 and the flange 5, with the walls of the and gripping member embodying the principles recess 4 and the wall l6 so that a rather solid of my invention; grip is eiiected between the implement and the 2 a cross sectional view of the gripping barrel whereby it can be lifted and manipulated device and stopper taken along the line 22, 5 in loading and unloading,

Fig. 3; Although one embodiment of the invention has Fig. 3 a Vertical section, partially in elevation, been herein illustrated and described, it will be taken along e e 3- and evident to those skilled in the art that various Fig. 4 a cross sectional view taken along the modifications may be made in the details of conline 4-4, Fig. 3. struction without departing from the principles In the drawing the numeral l designates a herein set forth.

steel drum, such as a beer barrel, having a stop- I claim:

per 2 with a threaded wall 3 screwed into the A gripping member for handling empty steel large side opening of the ferrule or drum. The drums and the like comprising a grip having a stopper 2 is provided with an annular recess 4 shank with spaced lugs for insertion through rehaving a flange 5 which is recessed at 6 and l cesses in the stopper of the drum, which has as shown in Fig. 2. when turned to be disposed beneath the flange The ripping devi of the Pr nt invention of the stopper constitute abutments for said comprises a shank 8 having two radial arms 9 flange, and a pilot extending beyond the end of and a T-head Ill constituting the handle or gripthe shank cooperating with the inner walls of the The radi l ms 9 are P vi d w h depending drum stopper for maintaining proper spacing of l s ll h g radial fingers I2 extending inthe lugs and flange for interlocking the lifting wardly, the inner dimension of the fingers l2 member with the drum, from end to end being less than the outer diam- LOUIS POGLEIN.

eter of flange 5, so that when the fingers are 

